Disk-record cabinet



H. D. POMEROY, H. T. AVERY AND R M. WHEELER.

DISK RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24. 1920.

' Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

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UNITED s1" AT PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY D. POMEROY, HAROLD T. AVERY, AN D RAY M. WHEELER, OFSYRACUSE, N'EW YORK.

T 0: all whom itmay concern."

Be itkn'own' that-we, HARRY D. PoME oY, HAROLD Tl AVERY; and RAY'M. WHEELER, citizens ofthe United States, residingat Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of-New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Disk- Record Cabinets, of'which the following is.

a specification:-

This invent-ion-rela-t-es'toimprovements in record cabinets, designed for filing the disk records of phonographs, talking machines,

and thelike, and has for its object topro-' vide a novel and-simple cabinet construc= tion, wherein a large number of disk records of different sizes may be com actly filed, and wherein each record is provi ed with a-numbered' compartment for identifying the record. A further object is toprovide novel, simple and eii'ective means for'selecting and alsofor ejecting any record of a series. Anda further object is'to-generall y improve and simplify the construction, arrangement and operation-0f record filingcabinets;

e-attain these objects by the; means set forth inlthe detaileddescription which tollows, and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in' which- Fi'gure 1 is a front end elevational' and partial vertical-sectiona 2 is a vertical longitudinal section, taken on line-2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. '3 is a vertical cross-section, taken on line 33 of Fig, 2. F 1g, 4 isa horizontal section, substantially on line 4 -4 of Fig. 2.

Fig; 5- is an enlargedsectionalview' of the selective gearing. And Fig. 6 is an'enlarged fragmentary plan view of the bearing which supports the gearing.

In the drawings, 2 designates generally the cabinet, comprising the-top-Q, sides 2*, back 2, and bOttomQ. The front end of the cabinet is normally open, WVithin the cabi-' net is a horizontal platfo'rmB, upon which the disk records 4: and 45' are supported by gravity. This platform is disposed a short distance above and'parallelto the bottom 2, and consists of alternate narrow strips of wood 3, and slightly broader but thinner strips of'sheet fiber 3, all oi -said strips beingperforatedlto receive-common support-- ing rods 3 whoseopposite ends arepreferably supported by the sidewalls 2 The disks 4' and a restupon the laminations 3 line with the corresponding records. levers 8 preferably taper from the'shaft 8 DISK-RECORD CABINET.

by angular spacers of thin fiber or like ma terial 5'of'the same thickness as the strips 3,

Specificationof Letters'Patent, Patented; Nay; 30; 19.20; Application filed April. 24, 1920. Serial No. 376,332.

the reduced forward ends of which are in serted between the layers 3' of the'pl'atform', and are held rigidly in place, and in line with the strips-3 by one of the rods3. The enlarged rear ends of the'guards 5 are supporttheir compartments than if the guards stood vertically. 7 represents a common stop con sisting of a rodwhich. is driven transversely through the'top edges'of the spacersB, for preventing the accidental escape of the disks from the cabinet, as shown in Figs. 1' and 2. leach record compartment comprising the space between theadj acent guards 5, is given a number, as indicated bythe staggered rows of numerals shown near the bottom in Fig. 1. Each disk 4 is also provided with a corresponding number (not shown), whichmay refer to the title-or name of the record. For

cabinet, and so 'on,; throughout the list of records. compartment is disposed a vertically arranged ejecting lever or kicker 8i These levers are all substantially the same size-and shape, and they are all pivotally mounted on a common transverseshaft 8 which may be anchored, 1n the:s1des-2 ,-1n a well-known manner. The bottom ends of the'levers8 substantially fill the spacebetween the'sides 9/ as shown'inFigs. 3 and 4, for preventing.

the accidental shifting of thelevers out" of The By constructing and disposing the Atthe rearof each disk receiving toward their, free upper ends sufficiently to ing movements of the several levers 8 are effected by a common rod 9 of peculiar shape, which is disposed longitudinally between the bottom 2 and the platform 3, and is pivoted in bearings 10, 11 and 12.

ing 12 is positioned at the middle of an angular plate 12, which faces the lower front portion of the-cabinet, the said plate hav ng a vertical portion 12 upon which is inscribed the compartment numbers, as described, and having a horizontal portion 12 wh1ch is provided with a square window or opening 7 12 directly over the rod 9. The rear end of the rod 9 is bent upwardly and then forwardly to provide a horizontalstriker 9 whichis adapted to register with the several levers 8 when said rod is rocked in opposite directions, as shown inFig. 8. The forward end of rod 9 is fitted with a head or knob 9 by means of which said rod may be pulled outwardly for ejecting a record .(see dotted of the records.

lines in Fig. 2). The head 9 is preferably swiveled to the rod 9, so as to prevent the operator from accidentally rocking said rod and thereby disturbing the proper selection A spring 9 is interposed be tween the bearinglO and theupright portion 9, and exerts its tension for restoring rod 9 1 to its normal idle position, shown by full lines in Fig. 2, ready for the next ejecting operation.

The selection of any desired record is accomplished by means ofa'rotary dial 13, which containsnumbers corresponding to the numerical index 12 and the records.

This dial is disposedhorizontally beneath the platform 3, and the edge of the dial is knurled to facilitate its operation manually. The numbers on the dial 13 are preferablyldisposed in a circle, so that the numbers maybe successively brought into register with the window 12. The dial 13 is mounted upon the hub 14 of a bevel gear 14, the said hub being squared and fitting a square hole in the dial, and a screw 13 is threaded into the hub for holding the parts in place. top portion of the bearing 11, and meshes with and drives a similar gear 15, which is keyed to the rod 9 by a key 15 that plays in a groove 9 of the rod (see Fig. 5). The gear 15rocks the rod 9, but the latter is slidable in said gearduring the ejecting, operations, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The gear 15 is held in the proper position The bear- The gear. 14 is journaled in the by a sleeve 15". The hub of the gear 14 is also provided with a sleeve 14, which aids the hub in supporting the dial 13. The rod 9 is rocked in opposite directions, as inclicated by the dotted linesin Fig. 3 alone by 17 e the dial 13 and gears 14 and 15, for positioning the striker 9 directly behind the ejecting levers 8, which correspond to the record numbers shown through the window 12, as for example,the number 14 (see Figs. 1,3 and 4), which. indicates the compartment, as well as the 'corresponding ejecting lever 8 for the record 14. We haveshown records .of two sizes, 4 and4. Both of these sizes may be stored in our cabinet without any change, and the smaller records may be selectedv and expelled inthe same manner as the larger ones, without necessitating any change or any. extra work. The levers 8 when moved forwardly for expelling the rec ords are stopped by a common transverse rod 8, which extends through thecabinet (see Fig. 2).

YVhen a particular record is wanted, the operator first ascertains the number of said record, and then manipulates the dial 13 in the proper direction for bringing that number opposite the window 12, where he leaves the dial. This rotation of the dial 13, opcrates the gears 14 and 15, and rocks the rod 9 for positioning the striker 9 in register with the proper record. The operator then pulls outwardly on the rod 9, which causesthe striker 9 to actuate the proper lever .8 for expelling the record. After a 0 record is removed from the cabinet, the rod 9 is drawn inwardly-bythe spring 9 while the lever 8 remains in the operated position until the record is replaced, and durin g the final inward movement of the record, the latter restores the operated lever 8 to the full linepositionshown in; Fig. 2.-

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

'1. A recordcabinet comprising a platform I having a plurality of grooves adapted to be numbered for supporting disk records by gravity, angular guards partially supported by said platform, an ejectinglever alining '1 with each of said grooves and movable be-- tween adjacentguards, a rockable member having a strikeradapted to be brought into register with the several levers by the rocking of said member, bearings in which said member slides during the expelling of the records, and a dial adapted to contain numerals corresponding to the numbers of said grooves adapted to be rotated manually for rocking said member 2. A disk record cabinet, including grooved platform adapted to support a plurality of disk records, a plurality of angular guards partially supported by said platform for spacing said records, a plurality 130 of ejecting levers disposed vertically between said guards and movable forwardly in ver tical planes for ejecting the records, an ejecting rod provided With a horizontal striker adapted to be rocked in opposite directions for bringing said striker into registry with said levers, said rod adapted to be pulled outwardly manually for actuating said levers, tension means for moving said rod in the opposite directions, gears for rocking 10 said rod, and a manually rotatable dial for driving said gears.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

HARRY 'D. POMEROY. HAROLD T. AVERY. RAY M. WHEELER. 

